Sierra Leone | River Sierra Leone 25 Miles From Freetown | 35 miles upriver from Freetown

Incident Details:

year: 1828
location: 35 miles upriver from Freetown
area: River Sierra Leone 25 Miles From Freetown
country: Sierra Leone
fatality: non-fatal
species: unknown
victim: Thomas Corrigle an apprentice from the ship
gender: M
age: 17
injury: Left arm severed 2.5 from elbow groin abdomen right forearm & hand lacerated flesh removed from thigh baring femur. Both arms surgically amputated: left arm above elbow right arm above wrist. Survived
time:
species detail:
source: Account by J. Boyle
species: unknown shark
date: 28-Sep-1828
activity: British ship Britannia was loading lumber. He was bathing

Reconstruction of the Shark Attack

In the year 1828 on the date reported as 28-Sep-1828 - Thomas Corrigle an apprentice from the ship, a male aged 17 was British ship Britannia was loading lumber. He was bathing near 35 miles upriver from Freetown. An unknown shark was reported to have attacked Thomas Corrigle an apprentice from the ship. The attack was non-fatal (Left arm severed 2.5 from elbow groin abdomen right forearm & hand lacerated flesh removed from thigh baring femur. Both arms surgically amputated: left arm above elbow right arm above wrist. Survived)